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Scientific Name | Rhinephyllum obliquum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Rhinephyllum obliquum is a poorly known species recorded only from one specimen collected in 1936 in the central Karoo. The genus Rhinephyllum requires taxonomic re-evaluation. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Fraserburg, near Luttig. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Karoo Riviere |
Description | Its ecology is unknown. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Rhinephyllum obliquum. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhinephyllum obliquum L.Bolus | DDT | 2020.1 | | Rhinephyllum obliquum L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Rhinephyllum obliquum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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